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A new promisse to myself...to compose more
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Kevin James Shanahan
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Joined: Oct. 10 2010
From: Wooli, NSW Australia
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RE: A new promisse to myself...to co... (in reply to Florian)
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Hey Flo I am still striving to be flamenco but as it is now I am no where near that . However I have composed a cd of original instrumental music and have the material to record my second . It's a beautiful thing composing music . My gigging life has been pretty much cafe , restaurant , wedding and winneries as bacground music ,always acoustic . Whenever I play someone elses piece I really struggle to feel any energy or vibe in the space I am playing but when I play a piece of my own I can truly feel the goodness of music and the magic it can create . Onto composing I can only compose if I am composing for someone else most recently I have composed a number of pieces for newlyweds , I get each of them to give me some words , I tell them it can be anything it just has to come from them . Then I spend some time noodling on the guitar until something jumps out at me sometimes it may not be the first thing . Then I have somewhere to start so I just use the words I have been given listening to the silables the accents the timing , and extend my beggining before you know it your piece will be coming together . Simple huh The beauty I find in composing like this is that your music will carry so much more feeling as you think of the loved one as you play . The other bonus I have found with composing for couples is that you build a playlist that carries a happy vibe of love , perfect for weddings . Must stop now ,bring it on, your deadline is 1st of april for an example for us on the foro may for the finished product , I will be waiting
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Date Mar. 23 2011 9:08:59
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RE: A new promisse to myself...to co... (in reply to Florian)
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I always get asked this question ...do you have a cd ? and the answer is always ... yeah.. so where is it? huh? keep asking myself the same question....where's his cd? how many $15 dollar mohito's do liz and i have to drink at tapas on a friday night before we get a take home sample of your guitar playing...? could have bought two boxes of them by now... every one at tapas say they thought you were an awesome guitarist but he does'nt have a cd...he can't be that good then can he? oddly enough the thought did come into my head one random tuesday after noon about a week ago..."why does'nt florian have a cd?" so it's not only you press RECORD. a guitarist i worked and studied with comes up with a piece of music each day, rarely complete...adding to it while composing others over time he keeps a journal so all his song titles are like '23 september 2007' the good ones he retitles...some are just studies... some he gives away for others to play...some never finished. blew me away how he did this...the commitment to that one idea...to produce and be productive knowing that he is just 'another' guitarist/musician in a world of plenty...who really cares? little by little... sometimes out of those three hours a section comes that stay's with you... think it's a great idea florian...many here would support and offer assistance
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Date Mar. 23 2011 10:21:39
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Florian
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From: Adelaide/Australia
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RE: A new promisse to myself...to co... (in reply to NormanKliman)
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Pepe Habichuela had no problems quoting Sabicas on "Recordando esencias." Enrique Morente even used samples taken directly from old recordings! In cante, nearly everything is taken from other sources and imitated as closely as possible (with one's own voice, of course). As long as there's some kind of implicit or explicit acknowledgement, nobody's going to mind (recordando esencias=remembering essences). You've only got 100 years of recording history to inspire you. _____________________________ so thats alloweddddddddddd ?? EXCELLENT !! quote:
You need a point of focus flo, your idea is not a good idea anymore because it has ceased to have life just like a plant needs tending to . One other thing I feel compelled to say , if you can spend three hours on your guitar and not consider any of it as practice then you are not using your time efectively . your problem is not with the guitar flo , go deeper find out what is stopping you and right a piece of music about it , I still expect you to have a skeleton of an idea by the end of the month and a piece by the next . thanks for the suggestions Kevin , its not as bad and fruitless as i make it sound, i always exaggerate for the sake of a lough...i feel i am tiptoeing around the right places ...getting closer to something i would like..i just dont yet like what i did last night entirely...but i feel like i am a couple of different notes away... theres probably defenetly more structured, productive and disciplined ways of composing... i promise soon...regardless if its ready it or not i will post something...just cause it would be fun to share it and hear how it develops later
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Date Mar. 24 2011 8:36:52
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RE: A new promisse to myself...to co... (in reply to Florian)
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It is very difficult to be creative when you are busy being a critic. quote:
.i keep going in circles and now it sounds cheasy gonna practice some cante accomp to clear my head...i thought i liked it but listening to it i hate it..its crap there you go. why not upload some ideas? 30 seconds more or less? find it pretty hard to imagine you playing crap florian... thing is all those variations and falseta's i've heard you play live over the last few years sound like you.... think kevin and i are in a similiar place..can put together ideas but quote:
still striving to be flamenco but as it is now I am no where near that
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Date Mar. 24 2011 12:42:19
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